MAIDSTONE — A semi driver has been issued a ticket for failing to yield to an approaching vehicle after a two-semi collision Tuesday at the intersection of Highway 21 and Township Road 482.
The charge involves a voluntary penalty or court appearance.
Lloydminster Rural/Maidstone RCMP Detachment responded to the collision, which involved two tractor trailers hauling full oil tanks, at about 9:45 a.m.
According to RCMP a semi driver travelling southbound on Highway 21 turned left onto Township Road 482, failing to yield to the oncoming traffic. The northbound semi ran into the rear portion of the oil tank trailer then ran off the roadway in the southbound lane into the ditch on the west side of Highway 21.
Police say the driver of one semi sustained minor injuries, was removed to receive medical assistance and released a short time after the crash.
Police report there was no spilling of the contents from the tanks. Fluid did spill from the engine of one damaged semi.
Road and weather conditions were clear, dry and were not a factor in this collision.
Traffic was disrupted for approximately five hours.
